By Grace Smith
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
This oft-quoted adage from computing pioneer Alan Kay is printed on the business card of Santa
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a multi-part series about the Santa Monica-Malibu school district’s achievement gap.
Officials in the Santa Monica-Malibu school district didn’t
Jim Nieto is a committed judo teacher, a longtime instructor at the local YMCA and an advocate for gender equality in sports.
Recently, though, he’s been exploring a new
Santa Monica College officials are considering asking voters to pass a $295-million bond for expansion and improvement projects.
The local community college’s board of trustees last month discussed placing
Coby Schoffman didn’t usher in his 21st birthday by having his first legal drink at an American bar.
Instead he was on his way to Uganda to volunteer his
One was a music major on the East Coast. One studied communications in Illinois. One spent time working in Wisconsin. One helped drug addicts in rural California.
Their backgrounds are
Peter Jumrukovski is Santa Monica's newest Mr. Miyagi.
Recently arriving in Southern California from Sweden, where he won numerous medals as a martial arts competitor, the accomplished former
More than 1,000 Santa Monica College students successfully transferred to University of California campuses in 2014-15, according to college data, and nearly 200 students from SMC made the jump
Eddie Lopez was a popular student, a promising outfielder in Santa Monica High School’s baseball program and a loving son and grandson. He never got the chance to be
Stephanie Parent's passion for the sustainability of the planet blossomed during her time as a student at Santa Monica High School, where she earned extra credit by doing
By Grace Smith
What do you get when you put together a group of students and professors with a passion for one of the oldest scientific disciplines, and a desire
